Comb-cleaner.



R. C. WERKHEISER.

00MB CLEANER- APPLICATION FILED 8.14.1917.

Patented July 9, 1918.

52 Mrkfiezser A abtormma ROBERT C. WERKHEISEIR, 0F LANS DALE, PENNSYLVANIA COMB-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application filed February 14, 1917. Serial No. 148,539.

previously used, after each cleaning operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a comb cleaner wherein the cleaning thread is so arranged that the operator may, by holding the cleaner at different angles, automatically adjust the several lengths of thethread toward or away from each other so as to effectually clean either coarse orfine-tooth combs.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type in question that is extremely simple in construction and strong and durable, and highly practical from both the standpoint of the user and the standpoint of the manufacturer; and which it is be lieved, may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

Various other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

These objects are accomplished by such means as are shown in either preferred form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like parts throughout the several views Figure 1, is a view in front elevation showing my invention suspended in an operative position.

Fig. 2, is a view in front elevation of the body parts of my invention showing same in intermeshing relation, which relation they assume when a new cleaning thread is desired to be arranged in connection therewith.

Referring now more articularly to Fig. 1 0f the drawings, 10 an 11 designate the respective body parts of my comb cleaner, said parts being of any suitable or desirable configuration and being formed of that material which is or may be found to be most readily adaptable forthat particular purpose.

The body member 11, is equipped with a depending handle portion 12, which is preferably formed integral therewith and which may be fashioned such as shown in the drawings. The member 10, on the other hand is preferably provided with means whereby the cleaner may be suspended from a suitable support such as shown at 13, which means may be in the form of interlocking rings or links, 14. It has also been found expedient to provide the member 10 with further supporting means which may be in the form of interlocking rings 15, disposed to one side of the first named supporting means, and

preferably at a medial point between the first namedsupporting means and one end of the -member, for engagement with a second support exemplified in the present instance by a peg, 16. The purpose and effect of the additional support for the member 10 will be subsequently set forth.

The opposed edge portions of the members 10 and 11 carry suitable cleaning thread holders which, as shown in the present embodiment of my invention are in the form of right and left hand coil members, 17 and 18. While I do not desire to limit myself to any particular means for establishing connection between the members 10 and 11 and the coils 17 and 18 respectively it is pointed out that the several loops of the coils may be passed through suitably spaced openings, 19 and 20, of the members 10 and 11 such as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. It has also been found desirable to provide one of the coils with an extra loop, and in the present em bodiment the coil 17, so that the cleaning thread may be properly held by the coils to provide a series of equidistantly spaced lengths.

When it is desired to assemble the cleaner, that is to attach a cleaning thread to the coils 17 and 18, the respective members are moved into position such as shown in Fig. 2 whereby the coils assume an intermeshing relationship. A cleaning thread such as shown at 21 may then be passed through the intermesh ing coils as illustrated in Fig. 2 and its terminating ends, A and B secured together either by tying or by any other suitable means. After this operation and the upper member 10 is arranged upon a suitable support or supported as shown in Fig. 1 by drawing the lower member 11 downwardly by means of the handle :12am} at the same time imparting thereto an oscillatory or tiltas shown in Fig. 2 were drawn downwardly the same distance from the member 10 as the distance between the two members shown in Fig. 1. The removal of the cleaning thread may be as quickly and as easily accomplishe In their normal position the intermediate lengths 22 of the thread 21 assume spaced relationship such as shown in Fig. land when. in this position the cleaner is adapted for use in connection with the ordinary coarse tooth comb. However, instead of drawing directly downwardly on the lower member 11, if the operator should exert a downward pressure thereon at an angle to a "line intersecting the center of the member 10 and the peg 13 or should exert a downward pressure on the member 11 in the plane of a line intersecting the peg 16 and a point intermediate the ends of member 10, the

lengths of the cleaning thread will be forced more closely together so that the cleaner may be used in connection with a fine-tooth comb wi h. equal ,efiiect veness. F rom the foregoing it is believed that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent and therefore detaileddescription is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus fully described my invention what Iclai-m as n ew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is g A comb cleaner comprising a pair ofspaced disconnected body ,members, each provided with a series of openings at its marginal edge, a coil member received in each series of openings,v the said coil members being adapted for intermeshing relationship when body members are disposed in close proximity to each other, rings attached to one of the mem bers r01 holding it against movementwhen the other member is pulled, a thread engaged with the said intermesh ed coils, and a handle carried by the other member for moving the said coils out of mesh to draw the said threads for forming a plurality of intermediate lengths in the thread between the approximate edges of the said members. 1

' ROBERTO. WVEBKH'EISER. Witnesses: r

-W. H. CHAPIN, E. R. MORGAN.

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